LAW 7128 - Advanced Contract Law
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Course Details
| Course Code | LAW 7128 |
| Course | Advanced Contract Law |
| Coordinating Unit | Law School, Faculty of the Professions |
| Term | Summer School 2012 |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Postgraduate Coursework |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | Intensive |
| Prerequisites | Non-Law graduates must complete LAW 7094 or equivalent & LAW 7092 or equivalent |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | Not applicable |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | Not applicable |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | The law of contract is of fundamental importance in regulating commercial and other transactions. This course will examine recent developments and emerging issues in this core area of law. Possible topics include:-the control of unconscionable conduct and unfair contract terms;-obligations of good faith and fair dealing;-requirements to disclose information in pre-contractual negotiations;-the interpretation of contracts and the principle of 'commercial construction';-the use of exclusion and indemnity clauses;-assessing damages for breach of contract;-the status of preliminary agreements; -illegality, public policy and the doctrine of restraint of trade; and-the regulation of international contracts.These and other important aspects of the law of contract will be addressed from a practical, commercial and comparative perspective |
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Course Staff
Professor Andrew Stewart
Law School, Faculty of the Professions
Room 2.24
Ligertwood Building
North Terrace
Telephone: +61 8 8313 4445
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